Not that it has anything to do with anything I usually blog about here on Mizz Information, but if you’re looking for a super weird/interesting read, I’ve got one for you. The other day, while hanging out at the library during lunch, I sat down and read the New Yorker, which I don’t think I’ve […]
WordPress 3.9 Nightmare
If you ask anyone what blogging platform they recommend, about 90% of the time (if not more often) they’ll say “WordPress.” It’s awesome, it’s customizable with themes and plugins and all kinds of awesomeness, and so easy even non-techies can create beautiful, functional websites with it. Squarespace (the platform this site is built on) is […]
What does the collaborative economy mean for associations?
I’ve been reading and thinking about the collaborative economy for a while now, and of course can’t help but wonder what it means for the association industry. Never heard of “collaborative economy”? Jeremiah Owyang defines it in this post: “the Collaborative Economy enables people to efficiently get what they need from each other.” Going by […]
Why Foursquare Should Just Call it Quits Now
Since when is the answer to a lagging product multiplying the crappiness and thinking that somehow twice as much of what already isn’t working will somehow do better? Apparently since now, based on reports this week of Foursquare splitting into two apps. It’s been almost a year since I’ve written about Foursquare, and even then […]
Is Removing Blog Comments The New Black?
Over the past few months, I’ve started noticing, if not a trend, a sort-of trend: blogs shutting down comments. While I’m sure there have been many other instances of this happening, the first I really noticed was Popular Science last September. The move was controversial and got them a ton of coverage in both the […]